Enrollment on a fee-paying basis

Following applicants can participate in the selection process for the enrollment for a fee-paying education:

those who took part in the selection process of the current year for state educational grants and met minimum admission requirements for NUFYP ET and IELTS (TOEFL) examinations; however, they were included in the waiting list without receiving a grant;

those who register on the admissions.nu.edu.kz portal and who independently passed the tests and met the minimum admission requirements indicated below:

School of Engineering, School of Mining and Geosciences

School of Science and Technology, School of Medicine

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

1)SAT Reasoning Test with essay - 1100. Writing part is required with no minimum score.

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ACT with writing part – minimum overall score not less than 22. Writing part is required with no minimum score.

*TOEFL PBT is accepted only from the applicants of the countries where neither IELTS nor TOEFL iBT is available

Upon completion of the selection process, the Admission Committee recommends applicants for admission on a fee-paying basis. The above-mentioned applicants will receive an emailed Notification letter with the Offer of admission, the Instructions on Documents Submission, and the attachments with indication of deadlines and terms.

The applicants shall also submit additional documents to other NU departments. Therefore, please, make sure to read the Notification letter very carefully in order to meet the requirements and deadlines. All the hard copies of documents should be submitted to the University in person within the deadlines.

In case of offer acceptance, the Applicants shall pay the Guarantee Fee in the amount of 30 000 tenge and submit required documents within the dates indicated in the Notification letter. The Guarantee Fee will be returned to the Applicant after he or she starts the classes at NU.

Any documents submitted in foreign languages shall be translated into Kazakh or Russian and notarized.

Failure to provide the required documents in time will result in Applicant’s disqualification from further participation in the competition.

List of documents to be submitted by the Applicant to the Admissions Department for enrollment on fee-paying basis:

1. Filled out and signed Application form with a photograph;

2. Notarized copy of identity document or passport, or a birth certificate and a certificate with your photograph from educational institution (school) for applicants under the age of 16;

3. Official original document of secondary or technical, vocational, or post-secondary, or higher education, or NIS 12 Grade Certificate, or IB (International Baccalaureate) diploma, or bachelor or specialist diploma with transcript;

4. Original valid (within 2 years) certificate of IELTS or TOEFL if an applicant passed the test independently;

5. Original signed Enrollment Confirmation Form;

6. Original signed Form of Consent on Guarantee Fee Payment;

7. Original signed Consent for personal data processing.

Applicants with SAT or ACT results meeting the above-mentioned criteria in the table additionally shall present:

8. Original copy of valid SAT Reasoning Test or ACT with writing part or electronic copy of it (followed by submission of an original copy by deadlines set by the Admission Committee);

9. Original copy of valid SAT Subject Test indicated in the table above or electronic copy of it (followed by submission of an original copy by deadlines set by the Admission Committee except for the Applicants applying to School of Humanities and Social Sciences).

In addition, foreign citizens or stateless individuals shall submit a copy of health insurance certificate valid for the entire period of studies.

All documents submitted to NU are not subject to return.

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